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A CBI tribunal present connected Friday (October 31, 2025) extended the judicial custody of suspended Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested successful a bribery case, by fourteen days, an authoritative said.
At the extremity of his two-week judicial custody, Mr. Bhullar, who is lodged successful Burail jailhouse here, appeared earlier the tribunal done video conferencing.
"There was an exertion from CBI regarding hold of judicial custody by fourteen days and the tribunal extended it till November 14," a counsel of Mr. Bhullar said.
The accused was arrested with different idiosyncratic connected October 16 successful transportation with a corruption lawsuit involving bribery of ₹8 lakh.
Mr. Bhullar was held from his bureau successful Mohali, aft a scrap trader Mandi Gobindgarh successful Fatehgarh Sahib lodged a ailment alleging that the elder IPS serviceman demanded recurring monthly outgo for "settling" a 2023 FIR against him.
According to the FIR lodged by the CBI, the complainant alleged that DIG Bhullar demanded amerciable gratification done his middleman for settling the 2023 FIR registered successful Sirhind against him and for ensuring that nary further coercive oregon adverse constabulary enactment was taken against his scrap business.
He further alleged that Mr. Bhullar had been demanding “sewa-paani” (recurring monthly payments) and had threatened to falsely implicate him successful business-related transgression cases successful lawsuit of non-compliance.
A CBI tribunal present connected October 17 sent Mr. Bhullar to a 14-day judicial custody, which was extended connected Friday.
During searches astatine the DIG's residence successful Chandigarh, the investigative bureau seized currency worthy much than ₹7.36 crore, jewellery worthy implicit ₹2.32 crore, 26 branded and costly watches too documents of immovable properties successful the names of household members.
The accused was booked nether applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Mr. Bhullar was appointed the DIG (Ropar Range) successful November 2024. The Ropar Range comprises Mohali, Rupnagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. After his arrest, helium was suspended by the authorities government.
